Vendakkai Puli Kulambu

How to Make Vendakkai Puli Kulambu

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time:20 minutes

Total times:30 minutes

Serving: 4

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: south Indian recipe

Ingredients:

4 vendakkai, chopped

1 Drumstick, chopped as lengthy wise

1 tsp Fenugreek seeds

¼ lemon size tamarind

1 tblsp Red chili powder (Adjust as per taste)

1 tblsp Coriander Powder

½ tsp Turmeric

2 tblsp Cooking oil

Salt to taste

For Grinding:

½ Cup Grated coconut

1 tsp cumin seeds

3 Garlic, Peeled

50 gram sambar shallots

For Tempering:

1 tsp Mustard seeds

1 tblsp oil

1 sprig curry leaves

Preparation:

1.       Transfer Cumin seeds, Garlic and grated coconut to the blender, grind it as smooth     paste and keep aside

2.      Transfer the peeled sambar shallots to the blender, grind it as smooth paste and  keep aside

3.      Soak tamarind in hot water for 15 to 20 minutes. Extract the pulp and keep aside

Method:

1.       In a pan add 2 tblsp cooking oil and fenugreek seeds. Fry it on low heat till fenugreek seeds turns golden brown

2.      Add Vendakkai, fry it for a minute

3.      Add Drumstick sauté for a minute

4.      Add Tamarind Pulp and water. Mix well

5.      Add Coriander powder, chilli powder ,turmeric and salt. Mix well

6.      Add shallot and coconut paste, mix well

7.      Let it boil till the masala raw smell disappear

8.     Meanwhile heat a pan, add 1 tblsp oil and mustard seeds

9.      When mustard seeds crackle, add curry leaves

10.  Pour the tempering over the Kulambu and mix well

11.   Serve the Vendakkai kulambu with rice and any poriyal

Step by Step Pictorial Instructions:

In a pan add 2 tblsp cooking oil and fenugreek seeds. Fry it on low heat till fenugreek seeds turns golden brown

Add Vendakkai and Drumstick saute it for a minutes

Add Tamarind Pulp 

Add needed water

Add Coriander powder, chilli powder ,turmeric and salt. Mix well

Add shallot paste, mix well

Add Coconut paste and mix well

Meanwhile heat a pan, add 1 tblsp oil and mustard seeds

When mustard seeds crackle, add curry leaves

Pour the tempering over the Kulambu and mix well

Serve the Vendakkai kulambu with rice and any poriyal

Notes:

In you need you can add tomato also in this kulambu